Biology:Paracassina obscura

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Short description: Species of frog

Paracassina obscura
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Paracassina
Species:
P. obscura
Binomial name
Paracassina obscura
(Boulenger, 1895)
Synonyms

Kassina obscura (Boulenger, 1895)
Tornierella obscura (Boulenger, 1895)

Paracassina obscura (common names: Ethiopia striped frog, Boulenger's mountain kassina) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Ethiopian highlands west of the Rift Valley.[2] Its natural habitats are montane grasslands, less commonly forest margins. It is also known from a few clearings in tropical deciduous forest, rural gardens, and urban areas. It could be threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Paracassina obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T56292A18365237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56292A18365237.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56292/18365237. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Paracassina kounhiensis (Mocquard, 1905)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Paracassina/Paracassina-kounhiensis. Retrieved 5 September 2014. 

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